"Whispers of the Willow"

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Chapter 3: Framed

Trunks stared at Goten as though he had gone completely insane.

There was a loud thud as the police knocked down the door. Pan looked fearful as the police rushed Trunks and managed to get him down to the ground at gunpoint. (I know, it would never happen, but live with the OOCness)

It all happened as though it was in slow motion, there was Trunks being forced to the ground, Pan was thrown back into a corner screaming her head off, and Goten just stood there with a scared expression on his face.

"You have the right to remain silen-." One of the officers began to say, but was cut off by Trunks' struggling.

"Let go of him!" Goten screamed as he flung himself on top of the police officer closest to him.

Trunks watched as Goten was forced to the ground as well and decided that he didn't want to get his friend in trouble. He decided that if he wanted Goten to remain out of jail then he would have to go without a struggle. Trunks calmed down and lay there silently and unmoving, while being read his rights.

Goten, not knowing Trunks' plan, again leapt onto one of the officers and began to fight with all his might.

"Goten, stop, I'm going to go silently. I know I haven't done anything wrong, so I'll be out soon. Take care of Pan and Bra for me." Trunks said solemnly.

"No, Trunks, you can't go." Goten said fearfully.

Trunks got to his feet with the forceful help of the police officers. He smiled at Goten and with that he walked out the door.

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Two days later, the phone began to ring. Goten got up to answer it.

"Hello, Goten of the Willow family speaking."

"Goten, it's me, Trunks." Said Trunks on the other end of the phone.

"Trunks? Trunks, it really is you!" Goten said excitedly.

"Yeah, and I finally got the court date, will you be there?" Trunks asked, knowing his faithful friend would never say no.

"Of course I'll be there. What are the charges? Other than murder I mean, who do they think you murdered?"

"They said I was responsible for my father's death."

"What? How do they figure that?"

"I don't know, the autopsy results said there was nothing wrong with him, so how could I have murdered him?" Trunks asked knowing Goten would never know the answer. "Oh, I got to go, I only get five minutes on the phone and I guess mine are up. Bye Goten, give Pan and Bra my love."

There was a click and Goten hung up the phone. Goten knew Marron was the only one who had a police officer as a friend, and he knew that she was upset about Trunks and Pan not breaking up.

Goten couldn't believe he hadn't thought of it before, he knew Trunks had been framed, but by someone that had been under his nose the whole time.

"Marron did it. She framed Trunks, why hadn't I seen it before?" Goten said to himself.

"You're right, I did do it. And you won't tell anybody will you? 'Cause if you do, then I'll tell everyone your big secret." Marron said as she came out from the shadows that she had been hiding in.

*fin

What is Goten's big secret? Will Goten tell everyone that Marron framed Trunks, or will he keep his dignity? Find out in the next chapter.

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